Scientists 'confident' comet lander will wake up (Update)
A burst of sunshine in the spring could be just the wakeup call for Europe's comet lander.
Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2014
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Small glitches, but Rosetta comet mission is achieving major scientific goals
The landing of Rosetta's Philae on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko was a triumph of engineering. Many spectacular scientific firsts will follow now, but small glitches during the landing make it more difficult to obtain ...
Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2014
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Stunning amateur timelapse of Jupiter 're-enacts' Voyager flyby
Back in the 1970′s when NASA launched the two Voyager spacecraft to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, I remember being mesmerized by a movie created from Voyager 1 images of the movement of the clouds in Jupiter's atmosphere.
Space Exploration
Jun 18, 2014
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NIST tests underscore potential hazards of green laser pointers
Using a low-cost apparatus designed to quickly and accurately measure the properties of handheld laser devices, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers tested 122 laser pointers and found that nearly ...
General Physics
Mar 20, 2013
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Stanford researchers develop acrobatic space rovers to explore moons, asteroids
(Phys.org)—Stanford researchers, in collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have designed a robotic platform that could take space exploration to new heights.
Space Exploration
Jan 2, 2013
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Webcams offer a low-cost way to tune lasers for serious science
Every photon in a laser beam marches in lockstep, at an identical wavelength that depends on what the laser is used for – for example, infrared lasers that drive the optic fiber internet. For many applications, lasers need ...
General Physics
Dec 4, 2012
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International Space Station salutes the Sun
(Phys.org)—This weekend the International Space Station will turn itself to position ESA's SOLAR instrument for a better view of the Sun. It will be the first time the Station has changed attitude for scientific reasons ...
Space Exploration
Nov 29, 2012
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Scientist turn focus to Titan
(Phys.org)—Humanity has landed a rover on Mars. Now, say scientists, it's time to land a boat on Titan. This outlandish scenario could become reality, according to engineers presenting their proposals at the European Planetary ...
Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2012
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New RBSP instrument telemetry provides 'textbook' excitement
(Phys.org)—In the very early hours of Sept. 1 – just under two days since the 4:05 a.m. EDT launch of NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes – the team at the RBSP Mission Operations Center (MOC) controlling spacecraft ...
Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2012
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Gaia—the billion-star surveyor—proven to withstand temperature extremes
(Phys.org)—ESA's Gaia mission to survey a billion stars has passed a gruelling test to prove it can withstand the extreme temperatures it will experience in space when it is launched next year.
Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2012
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